Valve



June 21, 1949. Y W. DQ TEAGUE, JR

VALVE IN V EN TOR.

Filed Deo. 5, 1944 NMMNUZ ZOFFUDW Gn .N

Walef D. BY

.A TTU/PA/EY Patented June 21,? 1949 4.01aims.. (Cl. 251-7145); 1

Anotler'obiect ofimy, inventionis to provide a. valve of;`the 'foregoingrdescribedcharacter which t isvequipped with means for automatically main-y taining thesuction ata .desired value and which maybe-regulated =.to modifylorchangethe value.

Anximportant object ofuny invention is to provide. a, valve of .the ioregoingxdescribed character which .is simple-,in construction-durable in use, eicient in operation, economical in manufacture,

easy of installation and which lends itself to high@ productivity.-l

.Witht'theabovefand-other objects in View, as

will hereinafter appeargtheiinvention comprises.

theicombinationgand,arrangement of parts hereinafterset.forthand: illustrated in the accom` panying drawings, from which the several'features of the invention and the advantages attained thereby will `be readily understood by those skilled. .the zart. The, feature of a valve piston having respective inner and outer guidingy sur-` faces at opposite, ends .thereof is claimed in my coepending application, vSerial No. 654,655, Suc.- ton.;throttlingrlvalve, ledMf-aroh l5, i946.

`Referring .to the drawings wherein like referencetch'aracters designate like parts throughout the several Views..

Figure l is a. side elevation of my invention.

. Figure.2iisagsectionalvview taken substantially along the line 2"-2'iof 'Figure `1 t Figures 3, 4. andv are sectional views `taken substantially along the lines 3 3, 4 1! and 5--5 respectively of 'Figure 2'.

As illustrated in the drawings, the valve I is of the instrumentsuction relief type and is employedin .asystem forregulating suction below atmospheric pressure or low ow application such as instrument operation. When soemployed, the

valve'is locatedbetween .a high or.varying suc-.

tionsource and the instrument or chamber in Which'the suction is to be regu1ated,v especifical application `beingfthe,operation of a gyro-com pass, turn and'bank indicatorand/or artificial horizon from an unsupercharged engine manifold in aircraft.

'uAs;disc1osedthe.va1ve I0 comprises a housing"-v membergor barrel .I I whichis-.closed at '.oneend;

2;: l by;` means of af relatively rotatab1e=zclosure :mem-a; ber s I 2y constituting. asttingeforff.connectionftofthew pipe lI 3ffor the. like'leading tofth'e instrumen-t y[to be operatedtor.,downstreamuofthe system.;v .Theil-ta l ting; I2 is:providedwitha borefformedtfinwardlye" with a.; counterbore L constituting iaa-zseatdn zwhicho is disposedgan.: end sectionl I4 'iofza-aftubulartipilot: memberfor .conduit I ihavingza bore for passagee B, extending throughout .its'iengthgrs The members I5 extendssaxially throughotheehou'sing, member: I I and isyformedwithgagclosurepmember or collar I6 closingthe otherendgtoith y.,-housingcmember'.fK The=collarl I6 constitutes K Vsimil-an tether fitting; I2 .for-- connectionrtoethe, in Il for'thee. like leading tothe suqtionsource or the. upstream; ofthe-system.

The tting '2 and Athe collanl (iy arel formed ,withti circumferential .Y grooves fin @which 3 are fccnt airieg,iY suitable packingszl tand- `I 9 vform-ing seals between^ thettingr. I2.and section; ,Ilofrthefpilot membe I E'Land :the collar, I6y and-.the housing 'member respectively,Y Between the rclosure membersl f and I6, the pilot member is disposed Ainf.circ1,1m,, spatialityv with theehousingmember; I I. andfis formed, adjacent thecollar I6 ,withaflongitudi-.- nal slot 20' sli'dabln receiving1 :lf1`e1 shank .end vvof` a headed .pin 2l lcarried by, a'. slide: 22 lslidablyig mounted on the pilotmembenl The lfousngnl between its median andjth'e collar lfis ir'iternally;V threadedfor threaded v`c :onnectiolfltwith the slide-g 22;;thef-latter being externally threaded.vv Qbvi' l ously, rotation of the `housingrelative.to thepilot.' member, ,serves kto eieotilongitudinal 'movement ortadjustment` of the slide relzvitivvetg.q the pilot;l member, the purpose vofwhicliwill hereinafter. be made apparenti The member I2 and section* I,4"`are provided,"I with registeringgradial'fopenings in which areV dis-w14 posed locking'pin-stlpthe latter being maintained',` inthe openings by'means `of=`a resilient Ysplit'jringf detachably carried in a circumferential groove*- formed about the member I2, whereby,v relative movement of thee-members I2 and lfl'isepre-H` eluded.' A-detachably resilient-splitring 2fliszr disposed l in 1 a oir"cumferential groove vformed ini' theA vmember l 2E and has f one/zend 251off-f'set andi extending through anfv'openin'g'in saidmember" an'dintocone Lof Fa-'pluraI-ityfOf vsockets' 26 Vformed inthe collar I61ofthepilotimember tor lock the?l latter tothememberfl 2 to'preclude rotary moi/'ea ment therebetween; it "being understood' that thev ring 24vmay be removed` to '.eiTectfadjustnlent'v oiY therslide; 22 on:y the A:pilot:lmemberupon relativer rotation .of thememb'ers I I fand@ I 5`an'd1eplaced-'jf with thefendzZ 5in onefof the-*sockets'to maine 3 tain the adjustment. However, the packing I9 serves to normally restrain relative movement of the members I I and I5, the ring 24 functioning as a guard against accidental relative movement.

Adjacent the member I2, the pilot member I5 is formed about its periphery with a plurality of substantially triangular-shaped ports 21 and with a port 28 adjacent the end of the slot 20. Slidably mounted on the pilot member I5 is a cylindriform valve member 29 which constitutes a piston and is formed, on the end adjacent the member I2 with a valve sleeve 30 and on its opposite end with a head section 3|. The head section 3| cooperates with the members II, I2, I5 and I6 to dene a pair of expansible suction and atmospherlc chambers 32 and 33 respectively within the housing member.

The slide is transversely slotted to receive the head of the pin 2I, the head being disposed inwardly of the threads and thereby establishes a transverse passage 34 through the tslide between the slide and the threads. The chamber 32 communicates with the passage B through the port 28 and/or passage 34 while the chamber 33 communicates with the atmosphere by means of inlet openings 35 formed in the wall of the housing member II whereby atmospheric pressure is always present in the chamber 33, a screen 36 being provided over the inlet openings 35 to preclude admittance of foreign matter.

The sleeve 30 of the valve member or piston 2S has abutting engagement with the member I2 and serves to control the ports 21 to regulate communication between the passage B and the chamber 33 as hereinafter made apparent. i'

Sleeved about the pilot member I5 is a spring 31 having one end engaging the inner radial end face of the valve sleeve 30 and the opposite end engaging the slide or spring adjusting means 22, said spring urging the valve member 29 toward the member I2 to preclude communication between the passages B and the chamber 33 through the ports 21.

In operation, -on starting of the engine or operation of the -suction source and with the valve member being disposed towards the member I2 and closing the ports 21, a lowering of pressure in the chamber 32 is obtained and instrument operation is eiected. When the differential pressure, between atmospheric and regulated suction times the projected area of the valve member, exceeds the force of the spring 31, the

' valve member will be actuated towards the slide 22 to gradually open the ports 21 and admit atmosphere air into the passage B to maintain the desired suction value therein. By utilizing a spring with a desired force and rate value, the suction will be regulated within limits dependent upon the spring rate since throttling of the flow by restricting or opening the ports 21 will reduce the regulated suction therethrough. Obviously, by rotating the member II relative to the member I5, the slide 22 may be adjusted to vary the tension of the spring 31 and thus change the rate value of the spring in accordance with a desired suction value.

Although only one embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, various changes in the form and relative arrangements of the parts, which will now appear to those skilled in the art, may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Reference is, therefore, to be had to the appended claims yfor a definition of the limits of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a valve of the class described, a housing, a pilot member having a through passage and extending through said housing and provided with a flow opening and inlet ports communicating with said passage, said housing adapted for movement relative to said pilot member and having atmospheric and suction chambers open to the atmosphere and communicating with said ow opening respectively, valve means slidably mounted on said pilot member and coacting with said housing and said pilot member to define and partition said chambers, and spring means effective for moving said valve means to control communication between said inlet ports and said atmospheric chamber in response to a pressure differential between said chambers, and means responsive to said housing movement for regulating the effectiveness of said spring means relative to said differential pressure.

2. In a valve of the class described, a pilot member having a through passage and provided with a flow opening and ports communicating with said passage, a housing receiving and adapted for movement relative to said pilot member and having atmospheric and suction chambers open to the atmosphere and communicating with said ow opening respectively, a valve member slidably mounted on said pilot member and coacting with said housing and said pilot member to define and partition said chambers, said valve member having a sleeve for controlling communication between said ports and said atmospheric chamber, a spring effective for moving said valve member to control said last mentioned communication in response to a pressure diierential between said chambers, and means responsive to said housing movement for regulating the tension of said spring.

3. In a valve of the class described. a valve housing, a pilot member having a through passage and extending longitudinally through said housing and closing the ends of the latter except for the passage through said pilot member, said pilot member being formed with a iiow opening and air inlet openings communicating with said passage, a slide slidably mounted on said pilot member and threadedly connected to said housing for axial movement relative to said pilot member upon rotation of said housing relative to said pilot member, a valve member slidably mounted on said pilot member and coacting with the latter and said housing to define suction and atmospheric chambers within said housing communicating with said flow opening and said air inlet openings respectively, a spring interposed between said valve member and said slide for urging said valve member into closed relation with said air inlet openings to preclude communication between said flow opening and said atmospheric chamber, the tension of said spring being adjustable by movement of said slide to permit operation of said valve member only in response to a predetermined pressure differential between said chambers.

4. In a valve of the class described, a valve housing, a pilot member having a through passage and extending longitudinally through said housing and closing the ends of the latter except for the passage through said pilot member, said pilot member being formed with a flow opening and air inlet openings communicating with said passage, a slide slidably mounted on said pilot member and threadedly connected to said hous- 75 ing for axial movement relative to said pilot member upon rotation of said housing relative betweeljl aid ehamlbere, and means effective for to said pilot member, a. valve member slidably mainalnlng Said Sllde m an adjusted position.

mounted on said pilot member and coacting with WALTER D. '11E-ACMEy JR the latter and said housing to dene suction and atmospheric chambers within said housing com- 5 REFERENCES CITED municating with said oW opening and said air inlet openings respectively, a spring interposed menef ftilgmxgfems are of woord m the between said valve member and said slide for pa urging said valve member into closed relation UNITED STATES PATENTS with said air inlet openings to preclude com- 10 municaton between said ow opening and said 11.1511328539 1181211291? e Decntemog atmospheric chamber, the tension of said spring 1 343375 Peppercol "June'15 1920 being adjustable by movement of said slide to 1'505'491 price Au 19 1924 permit operation of said valve member only in 1'539224 Rabe "Juneg15 1926 response to a predetermined pressure differential 15 1:605643 Bon Nov 2 1926 2,211,846 Brown Aug. 20, 1940 

